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ARCHERY: CRAFTS

Once you have your bow and arrows, kit for field archery can be strictly functional. When you are spending days in the woods, your equipment must be able to hold a day’s worth of arrows, all the necessary equipment to deal with potential technical mishaps and be able to stand up to brambles, mud and rain. However, if you are looking to stand out a little more, there is a lot of potential for making your gear a bit more interesting through hand-crafted products.

Few items illustrate the possibilities for going beyond practicality better than my arrow rake. For my first years of field

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